Mother Agnia (Minyailo), abbess of the Holy Protection-Krasnogorsk Monastery in the Cherkassy Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, reposed in the Lord on Tuesday, October 1, reports the Information-Education Department of the Ukrainian Church. Mother Agnia was 90 years old. She labored in asceticism at the monastery for 50 years, serving as abbess since 1997. Her funeral…

Archbishop Elpidophoros attended on Oct. 4, 2019, the installation of Dr. Thomas C. Katsouleas as the 16th President of the University of Connecticut. Dr. Katsouleas is a leading plasma scientist and engineer with deep academic roots in teaching and research. He began his term as president in August of 2019 after previously serving as executive…

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America has designated October 6, 2019 as Orthodox Christian Fellowship’s College Student Sunday. On this day, parishes across Orthodox jurisdictions recognize and honor their Orthodox College Students and take a special collection to support the work of OCF. “College is a time, not simply for…

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An edition entitled “Bible for Young People” will be printed in Vienna this year, following an initiative by the Romanian Orthodox Church in Austria. Romanian Orthodox theologians and clerics cooperated to complete the German-language edition, with an adaptation of Biblical texts and Orthodox confessions undertaken by professor Constantinos Nikolakopoulos.

Sessions of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East began on Thursday and will continue until Oct. 10, chaired by the Patriarch of Antioch, His Beatitude John X. According to an announcement, beyond the items on the agenda, Holy Synod members will also deal with the the crisis faced by…

A mass baptism of new Christians was officiated recently by the Bishop of Gulu and Eastern Uganda, His Grace Silvestros, in the Palaro sub-county. The Orthodox parish of St. Nektarios is located some 60 kilometers from the city of Gulu.  

The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, this week visited the St. Basil Academy in Garrison, New York, where he prayed at the graveside of his predecessor, Archbishop Michael. He stated “…With reverence I venerated at the graveside of my ever-memorable predecessor Archbishop Michael at the St. Basil Academy. Archbishop Michael established the Greek Orthodox…

Another video has surfaced showing the execution of two Christian evangelists by the Islamist terror group Boko Haram in west Africa. The terrorist group was founded in northern Nigeria, where most of its attacks have been recorded. The country, in fact, is 12th most dangerous in the world for Christians. At the same time, the…